Before Friday night’s Big 5 home opener for the Tigers, head coach Charlie Espinoza challenged the Arcata students and community to showcase their support for the team. In two road games last […]
Arcata Tigers dominate their rivals, remain tied for Big 5 lead
Big night for Kingsang, as Loggers overcome slow start vs. Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — Junior guard Violla Kingsang helped her team overcome a sluggish start in a crucial Big 5 showdown on Friday night, as the Loggers defeated Fortuna 51-33 at Eureka […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Crusaders win big; Cats top the Warriors
St. Bernard’s and Ferndale won conference matchups in girls basketball on Friday night. The Crusaders hosted South Fork and won 73-9, while the Wildcats hosted Hoopa and prevailed 57-35. With the win, […]
CR men and women get set for home conference doubleheader
By Ray Hamill — Both College of the Redwoods basketball teams will return to the court on Saturday as they get set for an important doubleheader of action. The CR teams will […]
Busy Warriors travel for four different weekend tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys and girls wrestling teams are racking up the miles this winter, as the Warriors continue to build momentum ahead of the upcoming league championships […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for Lemke, Lewis and the Panthers
By Ray Hamill — Senior Luke Lemke enjoyed a night for the ages last week with a career performance for the Arcata High boys basketball team. Lemke scored 51 points to lead […]
Plenty of excitement as CPH teams host Chico State in CCAA action
Round one went to the Wildcats. On Thursday night, the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team welcomed Chico State to Lumberjack Arena with the California Collegiate Athletic Association lead on the line, […]
BIG 5 — Panthers take control; Loggers remain in contention
By Ray Hamill — Many local basketball fans felt the race for this year’s Big 5 boys championship was going to be wide open when conference play began earlier this month. But […]
LITTLE 4 — Crusaders top the Cubs, move clear of the chasing pack
The St. Bernard’s boys took over sole possession of top spot in the Little 4 standings with their 13th straight win on Thursday night. The Crusaders traveled to Miranda to play South […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Fortuna girls finish strong at McKinleyville
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s performance at McKinleyville High School was a nice response from the Fortuna Huskies. After a very impressive December on the basketball courts, the Fortuna girls tipped […]
Huskies pull away late in competitive showdown at McKinleyville
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies kept pressure on the Big 5 leaders with a hard-fought 56-47 win over the Panthers at McKinleyville High on Wednesday night. But it was far […]
Fazio, Maualuga lead the way, as Loggers win big at Del Norte
The Eureka Loggers moved into a two-way tie atop the Big 5 standings with a dominating 52-24 win at Del Norte on Wednesday night. The trip north didn’t seem to bother the […]
Florvilus to return to the North Coast for pivotal CCAA showdown
By Ray Hamill — One of the best local high school basketball players in recent years will make her return to the North Coast on Thursday evening for a huge CCAA showdown […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Loggers answer the call late in B5 showdown
By Ray Hamill — The competitive nature of this year’s Big 5 was on full display at Jay Willard Gymnasium on Tuesday night. The Eureka Loggers welcomed the Del Norte Warriors for […]
Panthers go to 3-0 in conference after hard-fought win at Fortuna
The McKinleyville Panthers maintained their perfect start to the Big 5 in boys basketball with a hard-fought 53-52 win at Fortuna on Tuesday night, improving to 3-0 in conference and moving two […]
Resilient Loggers rally late for much-needed win vs. Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — After struggling to score for the best part of seven minutes midway through Tuesday night’s game, the Eureka Loggers found themselves 14 points adrift in a game they […]
Lemke nominated for SI National High School Athlete of the Week
By Ray Hamill — One of the best local high school athletes we’ve seen in recent years is getting some national attention after a huge performance last week. Arcata senior Luke Lemke […]
Fortuna wrestlers impress at Eureka’s North Coast Classic
Both Fortuna varsity wrestling teams enjoyed impressive performances at Eureka’s North Coast Classic tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Fortuna girls took home the team championship on Friday night and were led […]
Keeling, strong defense lead Del Norte girls to win at McKinleyville
The Del Norte Warriors bounced back quickly from a conference-opening defeat to Arcata last week with a big defensive performance in a Big 5 girls basketball showdown at McKinleyville High School on […]
Eureka boys fall to Piner, get set for crucial week in the Big 5
This could be one of the most important weeks of the boys basketball season for the Eureka Loggers. After dropping their Big 5 opener at McKinleyville early last week, the Eureka boys […]
